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dlabarge
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Posted: Jul 22 2019 at 2:28pm |
Hello again friends!
I'm going to ride the newbie status as long as I can and ask a bunch of stupid questions along the way. Essentially I've been around firearms all my life for hunting and target shooting, so I know the basics of gun care, but now I am working on collecting as many us military pieces as I can get my hands on to preserve and pass along some of the history of this great Country of ours! So far I've been fortunate enough to start with these fine pieces: 1863 Musket 1884 Trapdoor 1917 Eddystone 1943 IBM (mix and match) M1 Carbine 1943 Remington 03A3 Colt LE6920SOCOMM M4 Still need many, especially a good Garand and original M1Carbine and Springfield 19O3! To get to my question of the day, what do you guys find to be the best lubricants and cleaning solutions for your collectibles? I want to clean these weapons thoroughly and store them properly, as I will probably not fire them. Would you still use oil or something more like CLP or wax based materials? When you pick up a new rifle from a show do you use standard rifle cleaning supplies or is there something you find to be better and safer to preserve rifling in the barrels? Thanks,
Don |
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blackfish
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Ed's Red, a mixture of ATF, kerosene, turpentine and acetone. It's a tried and true cleaner/lubricant. And it's cheap.
If I lived around salt water or in a really 'umid place, I'd look into Lee Liquid Alox (bullet lube). Believe it or not, it was originally formulated for rustproofing car undercarriages. I'm sure the Smithsonian doesn't use any of this stuff. |
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W5USMC
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Don, you could possibly get 1000 different answers on this, everyone has their own preference on what they feel is best for cleaning, lubing and preserving.
My personal choice: Butch's Bore Shine Wilson Combat Ultima-Lube Universal Wilson Combat Ultima-Lube Grease |
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sling00
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If you're storing them all within an environmentally controlled area, aka your house, then most likely any reputable product for the application will work. More importantly is to periodically inspect, clean and lube them. I try to do mine about every 6 months at the beginning of the cool/warm seasonal changes.
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m1a1fan
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Another member recommended CLP and I've using it every since.
Have soaked a few barreled receivers in a vessel for up to 2 or 3 weeks. Started with a PVC version, but now have a metal version. Haven't used it in a while though. Parts: Soak in CLP for a week or two, then clean. For final preservation: Remove all traces of oil, dirt, etc., then apply Birchwood Casey Barricade. Inside barrel after cleaning: light coat of CLP As mentioned above, check periodically to make sure all is well. |
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dlabarge
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Thank you everyone...I know there's not a "right" answer, but I figured I'd get some pretty good, well educated advice from a group like this!
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